Baby tender

ABSTRACT

A DEPENDING TOY FOR AMUSING AN INFANT WHILE LYING ON HIS BACK, THE FRAME BEING MADE OF WIRE MATERIAL AND INCLUDING A FLAT BASE POSITIONED BELOW THE INFANT, THE BASE SUPPORTING A REMOVABLE UPRIGHT MEMBER WHICH AT ITS UPPER END INCLUDES A HOOK TO WHICH THE TOY CAN BE ATTACHED.

Mar'ch 73 R. D. YODER 3,721,414

. BABY TENDER Filed March 11. 197] m w z! I 67v T06 @5055 D. yapfe3,721,414 BABY TENDER Reuben D. Yoder, Rte. 2, Box 118-A, Sullivan, 111.61951 Filed Mar. 11, 1971, Ser. No. 123,263 int. Cl. F16m 11/00 US. Cl.248175 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A depending toy for amusing aninfant while lying on his back, the frame being made of wire materialand including a flat base positioned below the infant, the basesupporting a removable upright member which at its upper end includes ahook to which the toy can be attached.

This invention relates generally to infants toys.

A principal object of the persent invention is to provide a stand forsupporting toys which can dangle above an infant while lying on his backso that the infant can play therewith and amuse himself.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a baby tenderwhich accordingly eliminates the necessity of utilizing other furnitureitems for supporting a dangling toy above an infant.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a baby tenderwhich is unbreakable and which is safe to an infant so that he will notbecome injured thereby.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a babytender which permits the infant to amuse himself for a long period oftime thereby permitting the mother to be free for performing othertasks.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a baby tenderwhich is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged, inconstruction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view of the upright member of the device,

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the base member shown alone and FIG. 4 is aside perspective view of the invention showing the device in operativeuse.

Referring now the drawing in detail, the reference numeral represents ababy tender according to the present invention wherein there is anassembly 11 comprised of two parts, each one of which is made of formwire.

The assembly 11 accordingly includes a base member 12 and an uprightmember 13 which is detachably supported upon the base member 12.

The base member 12 consists of the Wire being bent into a generallycircular or rectangular configuration with the opposite ends of the wireeach being aspiralled into a coil spring shape as shown at 14.

Each of the coil shapes 14 are formed around a longitudinal axis, theaxes being ninety degrees respective to each other, as is readilyevident upon an inspection of FIG. 3 of the drawing.

The terminal ends of the coil shapes 14 are relatively close to eachother as is evident in the same figure also.

The circular or rectangular configuration of the base thus forms a flatpattern so that the same can be positioned horizontally beneath a child15 or an underpad or mattress 16 so to be fully comfortable to an infantwhen itcd States Patent O being positioned on his back, as is evident inFIG. 4 of the drawing.

The upright 13 includes a one-piece member having a vertical leg 17which at its lower end is bifurcated so to form a pair of feet 18, thefeet extending in a horizontal direction and being positioned at ninetydegrees respective to each other so that the feet are readily insertableinto the spirals or coils 14 of the base member 12 such as best shown inFIG. 1 of the drawing.

At the upper end of the vertical leg 17, there is a fortyfive degreebend adjacent to which there is an upwardly inclined portion 20 which atits upper end is turned into a scroll 21 and to which a depending toy 22can be attached either directly or by means of a depending string 23.

It is evident that the present baby tender may be made in any desiredsize, and the following dimensions are only offered as a suggestion.

The base member can be made approximately six and one quarter incheswide by nine inches in total length.

The upright member can have a vertical leg of approximately threequarter inch in height and the diagonally inclined upper portion thereofcan be approximately seven inches.

The wire material used in the construction of the baby tender may be ofapproximately .05 diameter music spring wire or coat hanger wire.

The members may be dip painted either in pink or blue, the paint beingof non-toxic type so as to be safe for the infant.

In operative use, as shown in FIG. 4 of the drawing, the device can beset up so that the infant can play with the dangling toy thus permittingthe mother to be freed for performing other tasks.

When not in use, the members can be readily disengaged with each otherand the device can be conveniently stored within a minimum amount ofspace.

What I now claim is:

1. In a baby tender, the combination of an assembly comprised of metalwire, said assembly including a base member and an upright member, saidupright member being detachably supported upon said base member, meansfor said base member for being supported beneath a reclining child, andmeans for said upright member supporting from its upper end a dependingtoy for amusing said infant, said base member being comprised of asingular wire member that is configurated into a flat pattern of anyshape such as a circle, rectangle or the like and wherein the oppositeends of said Wire are each spiralled into a coil, each of said coilsbeing formed around a longitudinal axis, and said axes being at ninetydegrees respective to each other, said upright member including avertically extending leg which at its lower end is bifurcated to form apair of feet, said feet extending and being positioned at ninety degreesrespective to each other so that said feet will tit into saidspiral-shaped coils, and the upper end of said vertical leg beingadjacent a forty-five degree bend above which there is a diagonallyupwardly inclined portion which at its upper end is shaped into a scrollto which said toy can be attached.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,082,808 12/1913 Hubbard 248-107X 1,322,656 11/ 1919 Treadwell et al 248-107 2,280,940 4/1942 Wightman248107 2,669,407 2/ 1954 Rozelle 248107 2,084,162 6/1937 Packard 248 X673,636 5/1901 Clamson 248204 X WILLIAM H. SCHULTZ, Primary Examiner

